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title: Create a workflow event
description: The Advanced Identity Cloud admin console provides simple steps to set up a workflow event using the campaign template format.
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page_id: pingoneaic:identity-governance:administration/event-workflow-editor
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingoneaic/identity-governance/administration/event-workflow-editor.html
keywords: ["workflow event", "create event", "event trigger", "event action", "custom workflow"]
section_ids:
  workflow-event-new: Create a new workflow event
  workflow-event-trigger: Event trigger
  workflow-event-action: Event action
  workflow-event-details: Event details
  workflow-details: Workflow details
  workflow-event-summary: Summary
---

# Create a workflow event

The Advanced Identity Cloud admin console provides simple steps to set up a workflow event using the campaign template format.

The following table lists the sections that you must follow to set up a workflow event template.

| Section                                            | Description                                     |
| -------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| [Create a new workflow event](#workflow-event-new) | Create a new workflow event.                    |
| [Event trigger](#workflow-event-trigger)           | Type of event trigger.                          |
| [Event action](#workflow-event-action)             | Type of action to take when the trigger occurs. |
| [Event details](#workflow-event-details)           | General event details of the template.          |
| [Summary](#workflow-event-summary)                 | Summary of your selected sections.              |

## Create a new workflow event

1. In the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console, click Governance > Events.

2. On the Governance Events page, click [icon: add, set=material, size=inline] New Event. The New Event modal appears.

### Event trigger

This section sets the type of event trigger for your workflow.

1. In the New Event modal, select an event trigger:

   * User created: Trigger an action when a user is created.

   * User updated: Trigger an action when a user is updated.

2. Click Next.

### Event action

This section sets the type of action for your workflow when the event is triggered.

1. In the New Event modal, review the event actions, and click Workflow:

   * Certification. Trigger a certification campaign when an event occurs.

   * Workflow. Trigger a workflow when an event occurs.

2. Click Next.

### Event details

* In the Event Details modal, complete the following fields, and click Next.

  | Field             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
  | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Event Name        | Display name for the event.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
  | Event Description | (Optional) Enter a general description for the event. Your company should follow a descriptive convention to describe each of your events.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
  | Event Owners      | Enter the owner(s) of the event. Only owners can fully control their events, including event decisions, event assignment changes, sign off, and more.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
  | Trigger for       | Determine the users for which to apply the trigger. Options are:- All users: Trigger for all users in your system.

  - A subset of users: Trigger for a subset of users in your system. This option opens a filter to set up your users.

    > **Collapse: Event filter**
    >
    > ![governance event filter](../_images/governance-event-filter.png)
    >
    > * 1 Trigger if `All` or `Any` conditions are met.
    >
    > * 2 Previous value of
    >
    >   * `Previous value of` (appears for `User created` triggers)
    >
    >   * `Current value of` (appears for `User created` triggers)
    >
    >   * `Before` (appears for `User updated` triggers)
    >
    >   * `After` (appears for `User updated` triggers)
    >
    > * 3 Type to search: Select an attribute from the list.
    >
    > * 4 Conditions:
    >
    >   * Contains
    >
    >   * Does not contain
    >
    >   * Is
    >
    >   * Is not
    >
    >   * Is present
    >
    >   * Is not present
    >
    >   * Starts with
    >
    >   * Does not start with
    >
    >   * GTE
    >
    >   * GT
    >
    >   * LTE
    >
    >   * LT
    >
    > * 5 Enter a value for your filtered condition.
    >
    > * 6 Click [icon: plus, set=fa]to add the condition.
    >
    > * 7 Click Advanced Editor. |

### Workflow details

This section sets the details for your workflow when the event is triggered.

* In the New Workflow Event modal, complete the following fields, and click Next.

  | Field              | Description                                                                                                                         |
  | ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Workflow           | Select the workflow from the list.                                                                                                  |
  | Workflow Variables | (Optional) Specify variables to pass to the event, and its value. Click [icon: add, set=material, size=inline] to add the variable. |

### Summary

The Summary section is the final section in creating a template. It gives a breakdown of each section in the template, allowing for a review.

Summary steps:

1. Review each section.

2. Click Save to complete the template. Your event appears on the Events page.